Face to Face
July 22, 2022

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. - Psalm 51:10

David reminds us in Psalm 51 that our hearts must be constantly renewed in God. Often we begin to lose sight of God and live for ourselves or the world. God calls us to be holy; to be holy, we must keep our minds and hearts upon God. Pastor Bobby talked about throwing off the things that hinder us from giving our hearts to Jesus. It’s not always easy or quick. As John Wesley said:

“Everyone, though born of God in an instant, yea and sanctified in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees…” - Letter, June 27, 1760

On May 24, I had surgery to correct my heart issue physically. Often it is also necessary for us to restore our spiritual heart issues. As we grow in our faith, it may take a while to remove the spiritual matters in our hearts entirely, but God will be faithful as we move toward being more like Jesus. The remedy to our heart issues is reflecting on Scripture and having a daily prayerful mindset. I pray that we all seek out the areas in our hearts holding us back or preventing us from transforming our minds and growing in our faith.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2




Pastor Josh

This week at Cokesbury

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Youth Week is this week: July 24 - 29!
Have a student that's not already signed up that wants to be part of the epic fun?
Reach out to Dawn: dawn@cokesburychurch.com
We continue our annual supply drive for Holm Elementary!
This year they've requested sanitizing wipes to ensure students and staff
can stay healthy and safe throughout the school year.
All kiddos ages 0-12 are welcome!
Please check in and drop them off at Bullington Hall.

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